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Browse Leslie Primo's published courses and classes.

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Portrait of Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici.

An eight-part course

The Medici of Florence

A course on the art of politics, power and propaganda in Medici Florence during the Renaissance.

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In person · University Women's Club, London, United Kingdom

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Rogier van der Weyden's The Magdalen Reading, a woman in green reading a book beside an ointment jar.

A three-part online course

Focus on: iconography

A three-session online introduction to the signs and symbols in medieval and Renaissance painting.

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Online

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Detail of a gold-ground painting of the Virgin and Child.

A three-part online course

Focus on: the art of Siena

A three-session online course on the art of Siena.

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Online

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The portico and dome of the National Gallery in London.

A ten-session gallery course

National Gallery course

A course held in front of the paintings at the National Gallery in London.

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In person · National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

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Vermeer's The Art of Painting, showing a painter at his easel facing a model.

A three-part online course

Focus on: Vermeer

A three-session online course on Johannes Vermeer and the Dutch Golden Age.

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Online

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Visitors outside the entrance to the National Portrait Gallery in London.

A five-session gallery course

National Portrait Gallery course

An accessible introduction to the National Portrait Gallery and its collection.

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In person · National Portrait Gallery, London, United Kingdom

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Giotto's Kiss of Judas fresco in the Arena Chapel, Padua.

A three-part online course

Focus on: Giotto

A three-session online course on the life and work of Giotto, one of the most important artists of the early Renaissance.

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Online

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Detail from a painting showing figures lifting a cross into place.

A study day

A History of Art

A study day offering a route through major periods and questions in the history of Western art.

Available for private booking.

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Botticelli's The Birth of Venus.

An evening course at Imperial College London

Western Art from Classicism to Impressionism

An evening course on Western European art from classicism to late Victorian art and Impressionism.

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